WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday (Oct 29) for a resolution calling on President Donald Trump to impose sanctions and other restrictions on Turkey and Turkish officials over its offensive in northern Syria.

House members voted 403-16 in favour of the legislation, part of an effort by both Democrats and many of Trump’s fellow Republicans in Congress to push Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government to end, and not resume, its offensive against Kurdish forces who helped US troops battle Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants.

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